The Minnesota Timberwolves answered the call in Game 3, and now it's a series in the Western Conference finals. Anthony Edwards scored 30 points and the Timberwolves blitzed the Thunder for a 143-101 beatdown Saturday night at Target Center,

The group that purchased the Seattle SuperSonics was described as the "prototypical ownership group" when they brought the team to OKC in 2006.

The Oklahoma City Thunder took care of business again on Thursday night with a comfortable 118-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Now up 2-0 in the series,

The Oklahoma City Thunder are two wins away from reaching their second NBA Finals in franchise history as the Western Conference Finals shifts to Minnesota.

The fifth of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, guard alum Charles Bradley. After ending his college career at Wyoming, Bradley was picked up with the 23rd overall selection of the 1981 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics.

The story of these NBA playoffs has been the league's newfound and designed parity, and for good reason. The margins in this postseason field have felt virtually nonexistent. Seeds have hardly mattered,

One possibility is Washington State's Cedric Coward. He reportedly met with the Thunder in a predraft one-on-zero workout, per ESPN's Jonathan Givony. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury early in the season last year.